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It’s well known that the renovation and upkeep of a boat is enough to bankrupt many, so you can imagine the costs involved in building one.

In turn, you become the boat’s sugar daddie! One thing that made us giggle was a comment on finances: “My only fear is that when I die the wife will sell the boat and engine for half of what she thinks I paid into it!” We don’t blame him, everyone knows that once you fall in love with a boat or engine you’ll spend as much as it takes to make it look beautiful. Works on an engine it costs him more in expenses than its worth. Fergal re-built the engine and gearbox using a friend’s workshop so it could be craned into his beloved creation.įor many years Fergal has been restoring old cars and boats as a hobby but his love of engines and quest for perfection has often lead to a severe thrashing of his finances! Fergal insists that every time he He needed an engine that would be true to the cracker box style, so he salvaged a GM 5.7 V8 from a donated Sportique boat. In 2011 Fergal went about building the first Irish Glen-l cracker box. Its 15ft sleek body makes it ideal for trailering, and better yet it’s possible to build this beauty on a budget. Traditionally on a Cracker box, the inboard engine is located in the middle of the boat which in turn drives a highly efficient propeller. As you can imagine, this highly appealing DIY racing culture has had a large influence on the more modern offshore power boats of today. Some cracker boxes have been known to travel up to the 80- 90 mph range!Ĭracker Boxes are still raced to this day and there are various clubs in America that host regular events: Cracker Box Racing being one of them. As the demand for these beautiful boats increased so did their speed. Chevy engines in the 1950’s were often salvaged from old corvettes and used to propel the boats. What’s a Cracker box? P30 named Bitchalittle- Source Ĭracker Box’s were popularised in America after the second world war and until recently when Fergal built one, there wasn’t a Glen-l cracker box in the United Kingdom and Ireland.